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2025 Volleyball Roster

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Anna Guard 2025 Green vs. White
Anna Guard goes for a kill
Photo by: Evan Higgins
Anna Guard serves against Western Michigan, Oct. 17, 2024
Anna Guard attacks against Western Michigan, Oct. 18, 2024
Photo by: Evan Higgins
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Photo by: Jonathan Knight
2025 Head shot 02_Anna Guard
Jersey Number 2

Anna Guard

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker/Pin Hitter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Burlington, Ky.
  • High School:
    St. Henry District
EMU: 2024: Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming freshman...Landed 137 kills (1.76 per set – third on the team) while notching 13 aces (0.17 per set), the fourth-most on the team…Also dished 11 assists (0.14 per set)…On defense, posted 95 digs averaging 1.22 per set and recorded 32 blocks (0.41 per set)…Posted a .250 hitting percentage with a career-best 17 kills while adding six digs and four blocks for 19.5 points, the most in her career to help secure a win against Evansville, Sept. 13...Her 17 kills and 19.5 points were the most by an EMU freshman in 2024…Notched single-game career highs with three assists and four aces in a win over Kent State, Sep. 26…Had a season-best six blocks in a victory over Valparaiso and grabbed a career-high 10 digs against Central Michigan, Oct. 1…Had 12 kills and seven digs with one block in a win over Miami, Oct. 5…Had a career-best .375 hitting percentage with nine kills, seven digs, and one block in a five-set win over Ohio, Oct. 26…Played 78 sets over 29 matches with 14 starts. 
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Henry District High School where she earned three letters and served as a captain for one season on the Crusader’s volleyball team as a middle blocker… Part of a Crusader’s team that won the Kentucky State Championship in 2021…Named most improved player on that 2021 state championship squad…Landed on the district all-tournament team in 2022 after winning the NKGVCA award…Also earned Maxpreps Player of the Game honors four times in the 2022 campaign…All-A State Tournament Champion and all-tournament team selection in 2023…Named 2023 All-A Regional Tournament MVP…Also a standout for the track & field team as she holds the school and regional record in the discus throw, and won the Kentucky State Championship in the event in the 2024 season.
 
PERSONAL: Name: Anna Guard…Native of Burlington, Ky…Daughter to Jason and Theresa Guard…Has four brothers; Zach, Adam, Brady, and Cooper; along with one sister, Abbie…Father played football at the University of Illinois and mother played volleyball and basketball at Thomas More University…Aspires to start a career as a dermatologist…Major: Biology.
Volleyball Highlights vs. Kent State, Oct. 9, 2025
Friday, October 10
Ava Siefke Career-High 22-Kill Match Highlight
Sunday, October 05
Volleyball Highlights vs. Bowling Green, Oct. 3, 2025
Saturday, October 04
EMU Volleyball 2025 Team Impact Signing
Friday, October 03